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A cyclist need to rehearse require bike handling skills regularly. It is as important as increasing his fitness level. We see sometimes cyclists taken for granted their bike handling skills and they think that their skills are good enough but it’s not true, because in outer world many people sitting who are master in your skills and they can prove you wrong at any time. No matter what how good your bike handling skills are but you can always try to be better and faster both from others.

The training of cyclists is very tough and hard. They tried achieve their best of it, but sometimes results are not up to the mark or unexpected. Occasionally, they can’t control their punctures, crashes, bad roads or failure. But there are a lot of skills and drills which can combine with training to develop bike handling skills and increase chances of success. Here are some of essentials tips with you can build your training sessions and polish your bike handling skills.

Group riding and interact with others

If you’re going to take part in any event or a road race, the most important skill is to master that you can manage to ride close to others and being comfortable while interacting with them. If you feel uncomfortable while riding close to others than your liability is to either you stay back or cut to the front. Both options are worst for you because it consumes a lot of energy.

How to fix this problem

First find a place with little a traffic, than start riding with your friends and keep trying different-different move’s. For the next drill hold your bars and try to focus on the road ahead. Try to focus on your partner’s elbow and make contact with your partner.

Once you are confident in your capability than you can try advanced skills. Ride close to your partner; keep an eye down to the road and not looking at the partner. Then bend in from your hips and bend your upper body to sideways. With this your shoulder and elbow touch with your partner. By the time passing you will feel more comfortable and confident when you ride in a group.

Cornering Technique

One of the fast ways to waste power in a race is to having a poor cornering technique. Your group members move you back because you are not confident to escape from harder situations means you have to waste your power unnecessarily to get back with them. At some point of time, your group members start neglecting you because you don’t know how to overcome those situations. Good cornering technique helps you to go faster.

How to fix this problem

You can ask your partner rider try to trap you with this you can learn how to come out of this situation. Take tips from your seniors they will tell you basic tips and tricks to escape from such situations and trap others into this condition. Consider races to improve your cornering. Once you done this you can easily achieve your success goal.

Consumption of nutrition

The final component to boost your power is to give right nutrition to your body. If you are not relaxed, you may find difficult to eat and drink while riding with others. Firstly work on your group riding, secondly improve cornering technique and then take care of your nutrition’s.

How to fix this problem

Again take a help from your rider friend and tried to pass bottles to each other while riding. With this your bike handling skills improve and you learn how to relax while drinking in a ride.

Naturally, while building the sessions with these drills and skills you must consider your safety first. Make sure that every rider should know the purpose of each drill and also perform in a safe environment. Having strong sessions of these skills of group riding, cornering and consumption of nutrition will ensure that the power you have gained will increase chances of your success in race.